About The People Of Edinburgh
A survey of 1,031 Edinburgh residents aged 16+ as part of the bi-annual MORI Scotland 'Edinburgh Survey'
Topline Results
- Results are based on a survey of 1,031 Edinburgh residents aged 16+ as part of the bi-annual MORI Scotland 'Edinburgh Survey'
- Interviews conducted face-to-face in home
- Fieldwork conducted between 27 September and 23 October 2004
- Results are weighted to known population profile by age, gender and tenure using 2001 census data
- All figures are percentages based on all (1,031) unless otherwise stated
- An asterisk (*) denotes a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
- Where figures do not add up to 100, this is due to multiple coding or computer rounding
Gender
% | |
---|---|
Male | 47 |
Female | 53 |
Age
% | |
---|---|
16-24 | 17 |
25-34 | 20 |
35-44 | 18 |
45-54 | 16 |
55-59 | 6 |
60-64 | 5 |
65-74 | 11 |
75+ | 8 |
Working Status of Respondent:
% | |
---|---|
Working -- Full time (30+ hrs) | 44 |
Working -- Part-time (9-29 hrs) | 9 |
Unemployed | 4 |
Not working -- retired | 22 |
Not working -- looking after house/children | 6 |
Not working -- invalid/disabled | 3 |
Student | 10 |
Other | * |
Do you work for...Base: All working (519)
% | |
---|---|
City of Edinburgh Council | 10 |
Standard Life | 1 |
Royal Bank of Scotland | 1 |
Other | 83 |
Refused | 1 |
QA How many cars or light vans are there in your household?
% | |
---|---|
1 car or light van | 43 |
2 cars / light vans | 17 |
3+ cars / light vans | 3 |
None | 36 |
Refused / don't know | * |
QB Which of these daily newspapers do you read regularly? By regularly, I mean three out of every four issues.
% | |
---|---|
Evening News | 30 |
The Scotsman | 22 |
Daily Record | 16 |
The Sun | 14 |
Metro | 12 |
Daily Mail | 8 |
The Guardian | 6 |
The Times | 5 |
The Express | 4 |
The Herald | 4 |
The Daily Telegraph | 3 |
The Independent | 3 |
Daily Star | 3 |
Financial Times | 2 |
Other | 3 |
None of these | 19 |
QC In which of these groups would you place your total household income from all sources before tax and other deductions?
Per Week | Per Year | % |
---|---|---|
Up to £86 | Under £4,500 | 3 |
£87 - £125 | £4,500 - £6,499 | 7 |
£126 - £144 | £6,500 - £7,499 | 5 |
£145 - £182 | £7,500 - £9,499 | 3 |
£183 - £221 | £9,500 - £11,499 | 3 |
£222 - £259 | £11,500 - £13,499 | 3 |
£260 - £298 | £13,500 - £15,499 | 4 |
£299 - £336 | £15,500 - £17,499 | 5 |
£337 - £480 | £17,500 - £24,999 | 8 |
£481 - £576 | £25,000 - £29,999 | 6 |
£577 - £769 | £30,000 - £39,999 | 4 |
£770 - £961 | £40,000 - £49,999 | 4 |
£962 - £1,441 | £50,000 - £74,999 | 4 |
£1,442 - £1,922 | £75,000 - £99,999 | 2 |
£1,923 or over | £100,000 + | 1 |
Refused | 19 | |
No opinion / Don't know | 16 |
QD Which of the groups on this card do you consider you belong to?
% | |
---|---|
WHITE | 95 |
Scottish | 75 |
British | 14 |
Irish | 2 |
Any other white background | 4 |
MIXED | * |
Any mixed background | * |
ASIAN, ASIAN SCOTTISH, OR ASIAN BRITISH | 3 |
Indian | 1 |
Pakistani | 1 |
Bangladeshi | * |
Any other Asian background | * |
BLACK, BLACK SCOTTISH OR BLACK BRITISH | 5 |
Caribbean | * |
African | * |
Any other black background | * |
CHINESE AND ANY OTHER ETHNIC BACKGROUND | 1 |
Chinese | 1 |
Any other background | * |
Refused | * |
QE Which of the following applies to you and your household? I/We have or use...
% | |
---|---|
BT or other landline telephone | 90 |
At least one mobile telephone | 71 |
E-mail at home | 49 |
PC, laptop or notebook at home | 48 |
E-mail at work, place of study or elsewhere | 33 |
Interactive Digital TV | 33 |
Internet at home via modem | 32 |
Internet at work, place of study or elsewhere | 30 |
Broadband internet access at home | 26 |
PC, laptop or notebook at work, place of study or elsewhere | 26 |
None of these | 2 |
Don't know | 0 |
People in household
No of adults | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5+ | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | 51 | 13 | 6 | 2 | ||
No of children up to 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5+ |
65 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | * |
QF What age children, if any, are there in the household?
% | |
---|---|
No children in household | 65 |
Age 0-4 | 12 |
Age 5-7 | 9 |
Age 8-10 | 7 |
Age 11-15 | 9 |
Don't know | * |
QG Where were you born?
% | |
---|---|
In Edinburgh | 51 |
Elsewhere in Scotland | 23 |
England | 13 |
Ireland / Wales | 3 |
Elsewhere | 10 |
QH How long have you lived in Edinburgh?Base: All who weren't born in Edinburgh (500)
% | |
---|---|
Up to a year | 8 |
Over 1 up to 5 years | 26 |
Over five up to 20 years | 30 |
Over 20 years | 35 |
Don't know / can't remember | - |
QI Which of these best describes the ownership of your home?
% | |
---|---|
Buying with a loan / mortgage | 39 |
Owned without any loan outstanding | 29 |
Rented from Council | 13 |
Rented from housing association | 3 |
Rented from private landlord | 13 |
Other | 1 |
QJ Type of household
% | |
---|---|
Detached villa | 11 |
Semi-detached villa | 12 |
Bungalow | 2 |
Semi-detached bungalow | 1 |
Terraced house | 19 |
Four-in-a-block | 9 |
Tenement flat | 34 |
Multi-storey flat | 4 |
Maisonette | 2 |
Modern apartment / loft apartment / studio / other flat | 6 |
Other | * |